Month: January 2009

SAN ANTONIO – Wyatt Smith scored a pair of power-play goals as the San Antonio Rampage beat the Toronto Marlies 5-3 in American Hockey League action Monday.

CHICAGO – Niklas Backstrom made 40 saves, and defenceman Marek Zidlicky had two power-play goals and an assist to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Brendan Shanahan’s return to the New Jersey Devils was a big success.Playing his first NHL game in more than eight months, Shanahan broke a scoreless tie in the second period and New Jersey beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Monday night for its fourth straight victory.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Ales Kotalik and Derek Roy scored in a shootout to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night.

TAMPA, Fla. – Vincent Lecavalier scored twice as the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for three goals in the third period to beat Dallas 4-2 on Monday night, their first home win over the Stars in nearly 13 years.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Brendan Shanahan still has his scoring touch.Playing his first NHL game in more than eight months, Shanahan returned to the New Jersey Devils on Monday night and scored in the second period of his season debut against the Nashville Predators.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Steve Kelly scored twice as the Syracuse Crunch defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-3 on Monday afternoon.Aaron Rome added a goal and an assist for Syracuse, while Dan LaCosta made 28 saves to record the win.

TORONTO – It was a happy homecoming for Paul Maurice.The Carolina Hurricanes coach earned a victory in his return to the Air Canada Centre on Monday as Cam Ward made 35 saves in a 2-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

TORONTO – Tampa Bay Lightning forward Evgeny Artyukhin has been suspended for two games for a kneeing incident in Saturday’s game against the Florida Panthers.

BROSSARD, Que. – Goaltender Carey Price says it is sheer coincidence that the new, flaming red pads he wore in practice on Monday go perfectly with the NHL Eastern Conference all-star team uniform.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Alex Ovechkin made the New York Islanders pay for two costly penalties.Ovechkin scored two power-play goals, the second coming 1:46 into overtime, to lift the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory Monday and sending the Islanders to their eighth straight loss.

BOSTON – David Backes didn’t swing and miss on his team’s last chance.Backes scored the tying goal with eighth-tenths of a second left in regulation and the St.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Claude Lemieux is back in the NHL after a 5 1/2-year absence, joining the San Jose Sharks at age 43 in hopes of one more run at the Stanley Cup.

NEW YORK – Detroit Red Wings centre Pavel Datsyuk was named the NHL’s first star after collecting a goal and six assists for a league-leading seven points in four games last week.

Claude Lemieux earned more than $22 million over the course of his NHL career, so we’re going to go out on a limb and assume that pulling down the NHL minimum isn’t going to make or break his financial portfolio.

Claude Lemieux is back in the NHL.
The veteran winger was recalled by the Sharks from their American League affiliate in Worcester Monday completing the comeback attempt by the 43-year-old.

A look at results from other leagues:SUNDAYAHL Hershey 3 Worcester 2 (SO)Houston 2 Lake Erie 1Philadelphia 3 Albany 1Quad City 5 Milwaukee 2Rochester 4 Providence 3San Antonio 2 Peoria 0Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3 Bridgeport 0ECHL Bakersfield 4 Phoenix 3Florida 4 Charlotte 3Stockton 4 Idaho 3 (OT)Trenton 4 Elmira 2IHL Muskegon 3 Fort Wayne 2 (SO)Central Rocky Mountain 3 Wichita 1QMJHL Baie-Comeau 3 Chicoutimi 2 (SO)Gatineau 3 Drummondville 2Moncton 6 Halifax 4Quebec 5 Saint John 2Shawinigan 4 Rimouski 3OHL Brampton 7 Sarnia 2Erie 6 Kitchener 3Oshawa 5 Sault Ste.

EDMONTON – Ethan Moreau had a hat trick and Ales Hemsky two goals as the Edmonton Oilers captured their second win in a row, knocking off the visiting Phoenix Coyotes 6-3 on Sunday night.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Jason Williams and Rick Nash scored shootout goals Sunday and the Columbus Blue Jackets continued their mid-season NHL surge by defeating Vancouver 6-5 as the Canucks set a club record for home-ice futility.

DENVER – Ryan Smyth and Milan Hejduk teamed up to make a little history.Within minutes of each other, the Colorado Avalanche forwards scored their 300th career goals in a 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.